Houston Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Houston, Texas
United States
Houston Marathon Committee
62F / 17C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 54s
Overall Rank = 705/8283
Age Group = 25-29 F
Age Group Rank = 48/791
Pre-race routine:

Met my running buddies at the park at 4:45AM to carpool in a big minivan.
Run
  • 1h 46m 58s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

For the first 6-7 miles I stayed with the 3:30 pace group and then dropped back a little. ~49:00 10K was a PR. Kristi passed me around mile 10, and keeping her in sight helped pace me for the next 2 miles. I saw Coach Gary at Mile 11. I could tell at that point that I wasn't going to make 1:45 but was going to PR (<1:55) and beat last year's time (2:06), and I just kept the same pace until the end.

Mile 1 - 8:06
Mile 2 - 7:56
Mile 3 - 7:42
Mile 4 - 7:55
Mile 5&6 - 16:02
Mile 7 - 8:13
Mile 8 - 7:59
Mile 9 - 8:12
Mile 10 - 8:20
Mile 11 - 8:17
Mile 12 - 8:51
Mile 13 - 8:23
*** .02 - 0:52

To train for this I did a 6-month program (year 2), and it's mostly a Saturday long-run program and we're on our own during the week. One weakness was I didn't do any speedwork at all this season. Everything was easy pace (9:30-10min/mi) because I was focusing a lot on swimming. I thought trading all that pool time for speedwork was going to hurt this race more than it did, so I'm happy it ended up working out. I'm really liking swimming so I'll keep it up.

Aug 31 mi
Sept 51 mi
Oct 77 mi
Nov 108 mi
Dec 82 mi
Jan 32 mi to date
What would you do differently?:

Make the most out of limited training time by varying the intensity more.
Post race
Warm down:

After rounding up the group, we headed to the Heights for breakfast tacos and coffee.


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Last updated: 2007-08-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:46:58 | 13.1 miles | 08m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 48/791
Overall: 705/8283
Performance: Good
Course: My parents, grandparents, 2 aunts, uncle and 3 cousins were out there cheering for my cousin and me, which was the sweetest thing ever. Kate finished in 4:40, her first marathon. :) My training buddy beat 2 hours in the half, a PR she's been going for in the last 3 races.
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